by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 12, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
In September a new federal law went into effect that permits consumers to freeze and unfreeze their credit reports for free. You can now freeze and unfreeze your credit at each of the major credit reporting bureaus at no cost. In addition, this new law is the first...
by admin | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Your credit report is one of the most important documents in your financial life. The information in your credit report as maintained by the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, TransUnion and Experian is used to calculate your credit score. This is used...
by admin | Sep 10, 2018 | Scam of the day
The effective date of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, passed by Congress in May is almost upon us and with it will come the ability of consumers to freeze and unfreeze their credit reports for free. Come September 21st you will be...
by admin | May 23, 2018 | Scam of the day
Minnesota has become the 28th state to enact a law protecting children from child identity theft. I have been warning you about child identity theft for six years and unfortunately, the problem is worsening. According to a recently released report from Javelin...
by admin | Oct 25, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
While we are all familiar with the Equifax data breach, many people are not aware of the many ways our credit reports are used and our rights in regard to our credit reports. Here is a link to an article I wrote for the Saturday Evening Post that tells you what you...
